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Overview

Parap is an inner‑city suburb of Darwin, set on the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people. Its streets honour early Australian aviators such as Ross Smith and Hudson Fysh, reflecting a strong aviation heritage that includes the historic 1934 Qantas Hangar. Today the suburb is predominantly residential and is closely linked with sister suburb Fannie Bay and the adjoining inner suburbs of Ludmilla and Stuart Park, offering a mix of homes that echo its “2½ Mile” origins.

Lifestyle in Parap centres on the Parap Village Shopping Precinct, where the long‑running Saturday market provides breakfast, light meals and local arts and crafts, and the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Laundry Gallery and Outstation Gallery showcase contemporary works. A range of nearby parks – Qantas, Arafura, Weddell and Pioneer – supply green space for recreation, while the former Parap Airfield site and the suburb’s proximity to Darwin’s centre give residents convenient transport connections.